The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-09

an eligible for the reason that he 10 or
10 net Republican, and vice vsrsa.
"Third--Thst II IL unlawful TO re-
move any perooa from tho public
service for refusing 10 render political
service.
"rhe law fairly construsd lie that
entrance to the classified civil service
shall bs upon the mort OF the sppli.
cant. with out regard to hio political
opioions or st liiations, and mat con-
tinustion In the service shall be upon
the employee merit without regard to
his political opinions OF Mutations.
Therefore, the apo, hitting fhIer who
appoints ~ refuses to 81 oint an Rp.
plicant bpcsuse the applicant does or
doee rot entertain certain political
opinions violates the law, and an ap-
pointing fficer who removes M EN-.
ploye because the employo refuses TO
render political service in accordance
with the wishes Of the appointing OFF
cer--becAuse he 10 not n political par.
iisin Of the appointing Cnier--slso
violates the law.
"Entertsining these views, the com.
mission replies TO your question by
saying that, In the opinion OF the com.
mitsiop, the postmaster ~ Cincinnati
cannot lawfully remove any carrier or
clerk for the reason that the carrier or
clerk belongs - the political party to
which the posi master In opposed; that
he can lawfully remove ne pereon
from the classified postal service at
Cincinnati except Tor some other
causs than the employees political
opinions or sffilistions."
rna MEDICAL olHuIans.
The doctors congress QUO. In general
se6sion at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The chair appointed q committee OF
ore from each nation represented 20
Ak on the place for holding the next
meeting DIR. Atkinson, Of Pnila1el-
phis, one Of tho secretaries OF the con-
preas, read the following abetract Of
the proceedings Of the section Of pub
lie aud international hygiene:
'Aiter reading by DR.. Domingos
Freiye, OF Rio Janeiro, TepTese NATIVE
In the congress Of the Bias lian gov.
ernmsnt, Of a paper. entitled 'Vacci-
nation with the Attenua,e1 Culture
OF tho Mic,obe Under ihe Microscope,
the following preamble and resolu-
lions we're adopted by tho section:
"Whereas, innoculation against yell
low fever, II II proves tuccosslul after
further examination, Ia calculated "a
benefit ihe human race throughout the
world, and
"Whoreas. the facts presented by
experiments Of DR., Domingos vrieve
afiord q reasonable assurance OF lie
protective II hienco In RIO Do Janolro
| therefore,
RI solved, thst this section recon-.
mend the co operative investigation
Of the TeauliB obtained by yellow fever
innoCulalione 90 o protection sgainsl
that disease, and that adequate appTo.
priaiionl by the governments repre-.
sentod In this congress- DO made for
| that purpose.
Resolved, That this action bs Dom.
municated forthwith for consideration
in the general SO sion OF the con
gress"
A resolution was adopted lndoni d,
tho proposed celehi a'ion, la Washing
ton, In 1892, of tho four hundTedti
anniverSary Of the discovery O
America.
Prof.. Martin, OF Borlir. Was Gale,
10 the chair 10 preside during tho do
livery Of the address OF his colleague
Prof. UuIa, OF Hamburg. Prot Unna',
address embodied q plea for the moro
thorough study OF skin disoases. Prof.
Unna was given vote OF thanks and
the general session adjourned.
The committee appoints Il TO report
upon o place for tho ntx, meeting Of
the International Medical Congress
decided 10 report In favor Of Berlin,
Gormauy. The meeting will occur In
1900, tho dav and month o. be here.
alter determined. The fepot will be
presented " tins conSrrs1 tomorrow
Tor adoption. The reading aud dis
cueiion OF papers Wa combined by
tho various sections today, most Of
thom holding two sesslonc.
IL the action On general medicine,
Dr.. Ephraim Gutter, OF New York.
illustrated by sieres oopiicsn his state.
ment made In paper on tho NOR.
phol1gy OF rheumatic blood. The
author attributes the lncreafed action
II the heart 10 An abnormal adhesive.
nets Of the b God. A largo number Of
valuable papers have bsen read In the
section on olimaiology. Papers today
treated a Western North Carolina
and southern California ~ health 70.
soris. One paper by Dr.. Wernlch, Of
0istsn, Germany, on tho u furious
tneol Of oyefcroWding In cities,
was also OF decided pTAc,i.
cal interest. PfJl. Assasky, OF
Bucharest, Riumela, In paper before
the section ON general surgery, adyo.
Gated the use oi iodol ~ n dressing In
plaos a odDiorm. Toe following are
some Of the papers read before the
seo,ion on hygiene; "fbo Practical
Application oi Seam 40 n Dipiriael.
ant" A. N. Bell, Of Brooklyn; "Hanl.
tary Inspection Of Railroads and u
Passenger Cars, and the Sanitation OF
Railroad Carr and BiatioDs," r. Harvey
Reed, Of Mansfield, U. "Soil DRAINAGE
and Other Methods oil Banitalion In
their Relations 10 the Prevention OF
Yellow Fever" DR.. Herbert, Of New
IJoria, IL.
THR BosroH's TRIAL TEiP,
The official 10 joit OF the m 'sm In
charge Of the new cruiser, Is son,
upon her trial tip mp Long Island
sound, has been received nj the Navy
Department. The trial lasted six
hours and resulted In the development
Of more h'ise poWe than the $500 m.
qu'red by the contracts. Tho max.
mum collective horss power developed
by the maohinGry daring tho trial wsa
42i8, NhilU TIE mean pogeT during the
trial Was $3.50 Tic iurnaces con
.uAod 3j4j pounds OF coal per
square foot Of CRATE surface, indicating
i2i horse power for every foot II
grAte, which In believed 10 be- tho
highest Indicated horse power yet
developed by marine engine con.
iinuously o. sea In the United State.
The mean distance run per hour vas
~ $40 knott, tie mean revolutions
0S.35 per minute aud tho mean steam
pressure IS pounds per tquaro
inch. The on inea worked em6olF.